REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PUNGESTI — Around 20 Greenpeace activists blocked access to a shale gas exploration site in Romania on Monday, in a third attempt to scupper the drilling operations of US energy group Chevron. Protesters locked hands and sat in front of the entrance to a drilling position in the northeastern village of Pungesti. They prevented…
SEMARANG—Marine logistics volume during Eid-ul Fitr period is predicted to rise by 30% due to increase of production in some plants. Chairman of Central Java Indonesia National Ship Owners Association (INSA) M Ridwan, confirms about the preparation of vessel to keep up with the surge, from the usual 240 containers to 300 -315 containers each…
JAKARTA – Shipyard industry plans to raise docking rate by 15% due to high operating cost following the increase of electricity tariff. Chairman of the Indonesia Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Association (Iperindo) Bambang Harjo S. said the amount of docking rate increase and high operating cost is relatively equal around 10%-15%. “It is the same…
Galuh Pusaka, a product tanker registered in Indonesia, has been found drifting with navigational lights and engine off in South China Sea. The vessel had neither crew nor cargo, but its galley was well-stocked with fresh provisions. Galuh Paluka was towed to naval base in Tarempa (Indonesia). The last AIS signal received from the tanker…